Tiny museum in Alnmouth holds ferry service history
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 06:14 · Archive
The Ferryman's Hut Museum in Northumberland can fit only two people inside and preserves the history of a local ferry service.
The Ferryman's Hut Museum in Alnmouth, Northumberland, is among the smallest museums in the world, housed in a tiny hut near the village beach. It documents a local ferry service that operated in the early 1900s, when a boatman ferried locals across the Aln estuary to reach beach huts along the shore.
The ferry service continued until the 1960s, when the beach huts stopped being used. Today, the museum displays photographs and memorabilia related to the service and local boating history. Visitors can enter free of charge and sign the visitors' book, with the museum curator sometimes available outside to answer questions.
The museum has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 on Tripadvisor from 48 reviews. One visitor described it as 'an interesting piece of local history' with 'really interesting photographs displayed inside'.
How it is being reported
- The small museum that can only fit two people insideThe Ferryman's Hut Museum is the smallest in Northumberland and explores the history of Alnmouth's old ferry service.The Press (York) · 11 Oct, 05:00
- The small museum that can only fit two people insideThe Ferryman's Hut Museum is the smallest in Northumberland and explores the history of Alnmouth's old ferry service.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 11 Oct, 05:00
In this story: Alnmouth · Northumberland · Ferryman's Hut Museum · Aln estuary
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